Marty Feldman, a much-loved British comedian, perhaps best known for his role as Igor (pronounced Eye-Gor) in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (1974), suffered from Graves’ disease. There's a saying, "Your face is your fortune", and Feldman got a double-whammy as his nose was mangled in his youth in a boxing match and his trademark bulging orbs were the result of both a hyperactive thyroid and a botched operation after a car accident in his younger years. Feldman died of a heart attack while filming in Mexico City in 1982, aged 48.
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